Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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